Personality trait

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Dwarven personalities are determined by a set of traits. These traits are distinct from attributes.

Personality traits are shown in a dwarf's "thoughts and preferences" description page, which can be accessed by viewing that dwarf then p, z, Enter, or from the unit menu with view, Enter.

Each trait has a value from 0 to 100. The value triggers a report in "thoughts and preferences" depending on where it falls in these seven levels:

Value Range	Values in Range	Probability	Effect
91 - 100	10	0.4%	Highest
76 - 90	15	2%	Very High
61 - 75	15	8.5%	High
40 - 60	21	78%	Neutral
25 - 39	15	8.5%	Low
10 - 24	15	2%	Very Low
0 - 9	10	0.4%	Lowest

The 40-60 range does not cause a report.

Traits are also influenced by species via the use of the PERSONALITY creature token. For example, dwarves are slightly more straightforward than average with a median of 55 in that trait, whereas goblins aren't likely to help others out - their altruism median is a mere 25, and is capped at 50.

Traits also have an effect on which social skills are learned in social interaction, and determine whether certain actions may give a good or bad thought. Traits may have other, more subtle effects on creature behaviour, which are currently not entirely understood.

Traits marked with a "*" are capable of conflicting with the dwarf's personal values. The effect of this is not yet known.

Token	Value	Description	Gameplay effects
LOVE_PROPENSITY *	91 - 100	is always in love with somebody and easily develops positive feelings
	76 - 90	very easily falls into love and develops positive feelings
	61 - 75	can easily fall in love or develop positive sentiments
	25 - 39	does not easily fall in love and rarely develops positive sentiments
	10 - 24	is not the type to fall in love or even develop positive feelings
	0 - 9	never falls in love or develops positive feelings toward anything
HATE_PROPENSITY	91 - 100	is often inflamed by hatred and easily develops hatred toward things
	76 - 90	is prone to hatreds and often develops negative feelings
	61 - 75	is quick to form negative views about things
	25 - 39	does not easily hate or develop negative feelings
	10 - 24	very rarely develops negative feelings toward things
	0 - 9	never feels hatred toward anyone or anything
ENVY_PROPENSITY	91 - 100	is consumed by overpowering feelings of jealousy
	76 - 90	is prone to strong feelings of jealousy
	61 - 75	often feels envious of others
	25 - 39	doesn't often feel envious of others
	10 - 24	is rarely jealous
	0 - 9	never envies others their status, situation or possessions
CHEER_PROPENSITY *	91 - 100	often feels filled with joy
	76 - 90	can be very happy and optimistic
	61 - 75	is often cheerful
	25 - 39	is rarely happy or enthusiastic
	10 - 24	is dour as a rule
	0 - 9	is never the slightest bit cheerful about anything
DEPRESSION_PROPENSITY	91 - 100	is frequently depressed
	76 - 90	is often sad and dejected
	61 - 75	often feels discouraged
	25 - 39	rarely feels discouraged
	10 - 24	almost never feels discouraged
	0 - 9	never feels discouraged
ANGER_PROPENSITY	91 - 100	is in a constant state of internal rage
	76 - 90	is very quick to anger
	61 - 75	is quick to anger
	25 - 39	is slow to anger
	10 - 24	is very slow to anger
	0 - 9	never becomes angry
ANXIETY_PROPENSITY	91 - 100	is a nervous wreck
	76 - 90	is always tense and jittery
	61 - 75	is often nervous
	25 - 39	has a calm demeanor
	10 - 24	has a very calm demeanor
	0 - 9	has an incredibly calm demeanor
LUST_PROPENSITY	91 - 100	is constantly ablaze with feelings of lust
	76 - 90	is prone to strong feelings of lust
	61 - 75	often feels lustful
	25 - 39	does not often feel lustful
	10 - 24	rarely looks on others with lust
	0 - 9	never feels lustful passions
STRESS_VULNERABILITY	91 - 100	becomes completely helpless in stressful situations
	76 - 90	cracks easily under pressure
	61 - 75	doesn't handle stress well
	25 - 39	can handle stress
	10 - 24	is confident under pressure
	0 - 9	is impervious to the effects of stress
GREED	91 - 100	is as avaricious as they come, obsessed with acquiring wealth
	76 - 90	is very greedy
	61 - 75	has a greedy streak
	25 - 39	doesn't focus on material goods
	10 - 24	desires little for [him/her]self in the way of possessions
	0 - 9	often neglects [his/her] own wellbeing, having no interest in material goods
IMMODERATION *	91 - 100	is ruled by irresistible cravings and urges
	76 - 90	feels strong urges and seeks short-term rewards
	61 - 75	occasionally overindulges
	25 - 39	doesn't often experience strong cravings or urges
	10 - 24	only rarely feels strong cravings or urges
	0 - 9	never feels tempted to overindulge in anything
VIOLENT *	91 - 100	is given to rough-and-tumble brawling, even to the point of starting fights for no reason
	76 - 90	would never pass up a chance for a good fistfight
	61 - 75	likes to brawl
	25 - 39	tends to avoid any physical confrontations
	10 - 24	does not enjoy participating in physical confrontations
	0 - 9	would flee even the most necessary battle to avoid any form of physical confrontation
PERSEVERENCE *	91 - 100	is unbelievably stubborn and will stick with even the most futile action once [his/her] mind is made up
	76 - 90	is very stubborn
	61 - 75	is stubborn
	25 - 39	has a noticeable lack of perseverence
	10 - 24	doesn't stick with things if even minor difficulties arise
	0 - 9	drops any activity at the slightest hint of difficulty or even the suggestion of effort being required
WASTEFULNESS	91 - 100	is completely careless with resources when completing projects and invariable wastes a lot of time and effort
	76 - 90	is not careful with resources when working on projects and often spends unnecessary effort
	61 - 75	tends to be a little wasteful when working on projects
	25 - 39	tends to be a little tight with resources when working on projects
	10 - 24	is stingy with resources on projects and refuses to expend any extra effort
	0 - 9	cuts any corners possible when working on a project, regardless of the consequences, rather than wasting effort or resources
DISCORD *	91 - 100	revels in chaos and discord, and [he/she] encourages it whenever possible
	76 - 90	finds a chaotic mess preferable to the boredom of harmonious living
	61 - 75	doesn't mind a little tumult and discord in day-to-day living
	25 - 39	prefers that everyone live as harmoniously as possible
	10 - 24	feels best when everyone gets along without any strife or contention
	0 - 9	would be deeply satisfied if everyone could live as one in complete harmony
FRIENDLINESS *	91 - 100	is quite a bold flatterer, extremely friendly but just a little insufferable
	76 - 90	is very friendly and always tries to say nice things to others
	61 - 75	is a friendly individual
	25 - 39	is somewhat quarrelsome
	10 - 24	is unfriendly and disagreeable
	0 - 9	is a dyed-in-the-wool quarreler, never missing a chance to lash out in verbal hostility
POLITENESS *	91 - 100	exhibits a refined politeness and is determined to keep the guiding rules of etiquette and decorum as if life itself depended on it
	76 - 90	is very polite and observes appropriate rules of decorum when possible
	61 - 75	is quite polite
	25 - 39	could be considered rude
	10 - 24	is very impolite and inconsiderate of propriety
	0 - 9	is a vulgar being who does not care a lick for even the most basic rules of civilized living
DISDAIN_ADVICE	91 - 100	disdains even the best advice of associates and family, relying strictly on [his/her] own counsel
	76 - 90	dislikes receiving advice, preferring to keep [his/her] own counsel
	61 - 75	has a tendency to go it alone, without considering the advice of others
	25 - 39	tends to ask others for help with difficult decisions
	10 - 24	relies on the advice of others during decision making
	0 - 9	is unable to make decisions without a great deal of input from others
BRAVERY	91 - 100	is utterly fearless when confronted with danger, to the point of lacking common sense
	76 - 90	is incredibly brave in the face of looming danger, perhaps a bit foolhardy
	61 - 75	is brave in the face of imminent danger
	25 - 39	is somewhat fearful in the face of imminent danger
	10 - 24	has great trouble mastering fear when confronted by danger
	0 - 9	is a coward, completely overwhelmed by fear when confronted with danger
CONFIDENCE	91 - 100	presupposes success in any venture requiring [his/her] skills with what could be called blind overconfidence
	76 - 90	is extremely confident of [him/her]self in situations requiring [his/her] skills
	61 - 75	is generally quite confident of [his/her] abilities when undertaking specific ventures
	25 - 39	sometimes acts with little determination and confidence
	10 - 24	lacks confidence in [his/her] abilities
	0 - 9	has no confidence at all in [his/her] talent and abilities
VANITY	91 - 100	is completely wrapped up in [his/her] own appearance, abilities and other personal matters
	76 - 90	is greatly pleased by [his/her] own looks and accomplishments
	61 - 75	is pleased by [his/her] own appearance and talents
	25 - 39	is not inherently proud of [his/her] talents and accomplishments
	10 - 24	takes no pleasure in [his/her] talents and appearance
	0 - 9	could not care less about [his/her] appearance, talents or other personal vanities
AMBITION	91 - 100	has a relentless drive, completely consumed by ambition
	76 - 90	is very ambitious, always looking for a way to better [his/her] situation
	61 - 75	is quite ambitious
	25 - 39	isn't particularly ambitious
	10 - 24	is not driven and rarely feels the need to pursue even a modest success
	0 - 9	has no ambition whatsoever
GRATITUDE	91 - 100	unerringly returns favors and has a profound sense of gratitude for the kind actions of others
	76 - 90	feels a strong need to reciprocate any favor done for [him/her]
	61 - 75	is grateful when others help [him/her] out and tries to return favors
	25 - 39	takes offered help and gifts without feeling particularly grateful
	10 - 24	accepts favors without developing a sense of obligation, preferring to act as the current situation demands
	0 - 9	does not feel the slightest need to reciprocate favors that others do for [him/her], no matter how major the help or how much [he/she] needed it
IMMODESTY	91 - 100	always presents [him/her]self as extravagantly as possible, displaying a magnificent image to the world
	76 - 90	likes to present [him/her]self boldly, even if it would offend an average sense of modesty
	61 - 75	doesn't mind wearing something special now and again
	25 - 39	prefers to present [him/her]self modestly
	10 - 24	presents [him/her]self modestly and frowns on any flashy accoutrements
	0 - 9	cleaves to an austere lifestyle, disdaining even minor immodesties in appearance
HUMOR	91 - 100	finds something humorous in everything, no matter how serious or inappropriate
	76 - 90	finds the humor in most situations
	61 - 75	has an active sense of humor
	25 - 39	has little interest in joking around
	10 - 24	does not find most jokes humorous
	0 - 9	is utterly humorless
VENGEFUL	91 - 100	is vengeful and never forgets or forgives past grievances
	76 - 90	has little time for forgiveness and will generally seek retribution
	61 - 75	tends to hang on to grievances
	25 - 39	doesn't tend to hold on to grievances
	10 - 24	does not generally seek retribution for past wrongs
	0 - 9	has no sense of vengeance or retribution
PRIDE	91 - 100	is absorbed in delusions of self-importance
	76 - 90	has an overinflated sense of self-worth
	61 - 75	thinks [he/she] is fairly important in the grand scheme of things
	25 - 39	is very humble
	10 - 24	has a low sense of self-esteem
	0 - 9	is completely convinced of [his/her] own worthlessness
CRUELTY *	91 - 100	is deliberately cruel to those unfortunate enough to be subject to [his/her] sadism
	76 - 90	is sometimes cruel
	61 - 75	generally acts impartially and is rarely moved to mercy
	25 - 39	often acts with compassion
	10 - 24	is easily moved to mercy
	0 - 9	always acts with mercy and compassion at the forefront of [his/her] considerations
SINGLEMINDED	91 - 100	pursues matters with a single-minded focus, often overlooking other matters
	76 - 90	can be very single-minded
	61 - 75	generally acts with a narrow focus on the current activity
	25 - 39	can occasionally lose focus on the matter at hand
	10 - 24	is somewhat scatterbrained
	0 - 9	is a complete scatterbrain, unable to focus on a single matter for more than a passing moment
HOPEFUL	91 - 100	has such a developed sense of optimism that [he/she] always assumes the best outcome will eventually occur, no matter what
	76 - 90	is an optimist
	61 - 75	generally finds [him/her]self quite hopeful about the future
	25 - 39	tends to assume the worst of two outcomes will be the one that comes to pass
	10 - 24	is a pessimist
	0 - 9	despairs of anything positive happening in the future and lives without feelings of hope
CURIOUS	91 - 100	is implacably curious, without any respect for propriety or privacy
	76 - 90	is very curious, sometimes to [his/her] detriment
	61 - 75	is curious and eager to learn
	25 - 39	isn't particulary curious about the world
	10 - 24	is very rarely moved by curiosity
	0 - 9	is incurious and never seeks out knowledge or information to satisfy [him/her]self
BASHFUL	91 - 100	is gripped by a crippling shyness
	76 - 90	is bashful
	61 - 75	tends to consider what others think of [him/her]
	25 - 39	is not particularly interested in what others think of [him/her]
	10 - 24	is generally unhindered by the thoughts of others concerning [his/her] actions
	0 - 9	is shameless, absolutely unfazed by the thoughts of others
PRIVACY	91 - 100	shares intimate details oflife without sparing a thought to repercussions or propriety
	76 - 90	is not a private person and freely shares details of [his/her] life
	61 - 75	tends to share [his/her] own experiences and thoughts with others
	25 - 39	tends not to reveal personal information
	10 - 24	has a strong tendency toward privacy
	0 - 9	is private to the point of paranoia, unwilling to reveal even basic information about [him/her]self
PERFECTIONIST	91 - 100	is obsessed with details and will often take a great deal of extra time to make sure things are done the right way
	76 - 90	is a perfectionist
	61 - 75	tries to do things correctly each time
	25 - 39	doesn't try to get things done perfectly
	10 - 24	is inattentive to detail in [his/her] own work
	0 - 9	is frustratingly sloppy and careless with every task [he/she] sets to carry out
CLOSEMINDED	91 - 100	is completely closed-minded and never changes [his/her] mind after forming an initial idea
	76 - 90	is intellectually stubborn, rarely changing [his/her] mind during a debate regardless of the merits
	61 - 75	tends to be a bit stubborn in changing [his/her] mind about things
	25 - 39	doesn't cling tightly to ideas and is open to changing [his/her] mind
	10 - 24	often finds [him/her]self changing [his/her] mind to agree with somebody else
	0 - 9	easily changes [his/her] mind and will generally go with the prevailing view on anything
TOLERANT	91 - 100	is not bothered in the slightest by deviations from the norm or even extreme differences in lifestyle or appearance
	76 - 90	is very comfortable around others that are different from [him/her]
	61 - 75	is quite comfortable with others that have a different appearance or culture
	25 - 39	is somewhat uncomfortable around those that appear unusual or live differently from [him/her]
	10 - 24	is made deeply uncomfortable by differences in culture or appearance
	0 - 9	cannot tolerate differences in culture, lifestyle or appearance
EMOTIONALLY_OBSESSIVE	91 - 100	is emotionally obsessive, forming life-long attachments even if they aren't reciprocated
	76 - 90	forms strong emotional bonds with others, at times to [his/her] detriment
	61 - 75	has a tendency toward forming deep emotional bonds with others
	25 - 39	tends to form only tenuous emotional bonds with others
	10 - 24	forms only fleeting and rare emotional bonds with others
	0 - 9	does not have feelings of emotional attachment and has never felt even a moment's connection with another being
SWAYED_BY_EMOTIONS	91 - 100	is buffetted by others' emotions and can't help but to respond to them
	76 - 90	is swayed by emotional appeals
	61 - 75	tends to be swayed by the emotions of others
	25 - 39	tends not to be swayed by emotional appeals
	10 - 24	does not generally respond to emotional appeals
	0 - 9	is never moved by the emotions of others
ALTRUISM *	91 - 100	is truly fulfilled by assisting those in need
	76 - 90	finds helping others very emotionally rewarding
	61 - 75	finds helping others emotionally rewarding
	25 - 39	does not go out of [his/her] way to help others
	10 - 24	dislikes helping others
	0 - 9	feels helping others is an imposition on [his/her] time
DUTIFULNESS	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
THOUGHTLESSNESS	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
ORDERLINESS	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
TRUST	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
GREGARIOUSNESS	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
ASSERTIVENESS	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
ACTIVITY_LEVEL	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
EXCITEMENT_SEEKING	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
IMAGINATION	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
ABSTRACT_INCLINED	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9
ART_INCLINED	91 - 100
	76 - 90
	61 - 75
	25 - 39
	10 - 24
	0 - 9

Trait value distribution

To clarify how trait values are assigned, 16,000 dwarves were examined. The normalized traits (those with a mean value of 50) provided 432,000 data points; the results are shown below.

Plot of trait distribution.

Traits
Value Range	Original	Averaged	Proposed	Cumulative
0 to 9	0.3863%	0.3822%	0.3875%	0.3875%
10 to 24	1.8995%	1.928%	1.925%	2.3125%
25 to 39	8.5086%	8.4666%	8.4625%	10.775%
40 to 60	78.4465%	78.4465%	78.45%	89.225%
61 to 75	8,4245%	8.4666%	8.4625%	97.6875%
76 to 90	1.9565%	1.928%	1.925%	99.6125%
91 to 100	0.378%	0.3822%	0.3875%	100%

Understanding the results

The results demonstrate a better-than 78% chance that a normalized trait's value will fall within the "Neutral" band (from 40 to 60). Further, the probability of an outlying value decreases as distance from the mean value (50) increases. The results are similar to a Normal distribution (aka "Bell curve"), however they do not fall off quite as quickly in the "tails". A "High" or "Low" trait value will be generated approximately 8.5% of the time. A "Very High" or "Very Low" value will appear less than 2% of the time. The probability of receiving a trait in the "Highest" (or "Lowest") band is less than 0.4%; the probability of a dwarf receiving multiple extreme values is infinitesimal.